8 Fiction Podcast Shows to Listen to Take Your Mind Off Things
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I’m feeling more depressed than ever with recent events.
The strike has been brutal for everyone in the industry. I’m talking about the Hollywood strike, in case you are unaware.
Honestly, the studios and producers deciding to wait until writers go broke instead of giving them what they deserve says it all. (Reference.)
Then with the missing submarine and the billionaires, I sometimes find myself losing hope in this world.
I’ve decided to make a list of fiction podcasts you can listen to break away from reality and enjoy a good story. In the process, you will also support some good writers and storytellers❤
️Escapism… Here we go.
1. Motherhacker
Think of the movie “Emily, the Criminal” starring Aubrey Plaza but in Motherhacker, it’s a single mother with two kids who get involved in scamming people over the phone to make them vulnerable and steal from them.
Seeing this character go down this road in order to afford her family’s needs reminds us the twisted reality of the current struggle in this economic environment, but in more of a fun way.
So, if you enjoyed “Emily, the Criminal” or would love a fun, relatable story, listen to Motherhacker.
2. Power Trip
Starring Tatiana Maslany from She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and Orphan Black, Power Trip is about a woman who gets powers after getting a black-market kidney donation.
The main character, Jane, is hilarious and engaging character as she gets free drinks with her power and makes people do what she wants them to do while seamlessly taking us into her world.
Tatiana Maslany has won Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama, and she is an exceptional actress.
Listening to her journey in Power Trip will take your pain away. Trust me.
3. Immunities
This show is powerful, fun, and intriguing all at the same time! It has a similar concept to the book “Host” by Stephanie Meyer, but the story is deeper, exploring aspects of family, friends, and lovers.
In the world of Immunities, aliens have taken over Earth by taking over human bodies. So, people around you look the same, your mom, dad, siblings, lovers, and friends all look the same, but they are not them anymore.
A kind and intelligent alien species has taken them over. Immunities take us into the world of those immune to these alien species and are left behind to live in a colony, knowing they are colonized.
Immunities will surely take your mind off of things.
4. Memory Lane
This is a darker show compared to others on this list, and its binge-worthy!
Memory Lane is one of those shows where you keep wondering what happened to the main characters in the past, and you keep looking for those breadcrumbs to figure it out yourself.
I don’t want to say much about it, but it is from the writer behind the series Pretty Little Liars, so get ready for some psychological thriller about mothers, daughters, and Memory Lane.
5. The Carlötta Beautox Chronicles
A hilarious comedy and a realistic Hollywood story!
The Carlötta Beautox Chronicles is about a wanna-be actress’s funny adventures in Hollywood.
Binge The Carlötta Beautox Chronicles if you want to get out of depression fast!
6. Royals of Malibu
Royals of Malibu is an interesting case. Mainly because the same ad keeps disturbing the flow of your beautiful dramatic show, especially when you are hooked the most. But I know how hard it is to continue making a show without sponsors, so give it a chance and quickly skip those ads for your own mental health.
Despite that, Royals of Malibu is about a strong girl who suddenly gets taken out of poverty and finds herself in Malibu with the Royal family, dropped in the middle of drama and dark secrets.
Listen to Royals of Malibu if you like a good love triangle, betrayal, and real fun!
7. Showmance
A RomComPods production, Showmance is a fun ride with the production behind cooking shows, drama, and romance in the industry.
After getting dumped most horrifically and annoyingly, the main character travels to London for her dream job “launching the British spin-off of the cooking TV show,” but she is looking to get over and find new love.
Showmance provides a captivating narrative that you can get lost in.
8. Bonnie Screws Up
Not only did I write Bonnie Screws Up, but we also got a lot of positive feedback that I had to include the show in this list.
If you need a mysterious and intriguing Hollywood story amid this chaos that we call ‘real Hollywood,’ Bonnie Screws Up is just for you!
Binge Bonnie Screws Up and witness the up and downs of a Spanish actress’ career in Los Angeles.
I have been a binge podcast listener since 2020, the year of the pandemic, and they lifted me up and kept me going. Let me know in the comments if you’d like a list of self-help, filmmaking, screenwriting, art, and artist podcasts.
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